PATRICE ARNOUD

Painter — Artistic Career

Born in 1953 in Le Creusot, a small mining town in southern Burgundy, France.

1970s — ART EDUCATION AND EARLY EXHIBITIONS

Studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Beaune and later in Lyon.

Exhibitions in Lyon:

* Galerie Delta
* Galerie du 8, rue Saint-Georges
* Galerie L’Ollave
* Théâtre Les Ateliers
* Galerie Poisson d’Or

1980s–1990s — PROVENCE

Moved to Provence, where he developed his artistic career through exhibitions and creative projects across France.

* Lacoste — Galerie La Bouffarde
* L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue — Galerie de la Gare
* Château de La Tour-d’Aigues — Polyptychs
* Avignon — FRAC Exhibition
* Lyon — Galerie Poisson d’Or
* Set design and scenography for choreographer Jacques Le Roy
* Paris — Georges Johnson haute couture fashion show
* Oppède — Studio exhibition, My Birds
* Arles — Tour du Valat Foundation
* Avignon Festival — Tristesse de la balance, an immersive anamorphic painting installation

1990s — INTERIOR DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS

Worked as an interior designer and decorative painter in Provence, Switzerland, Germany and the United States.

* Created the furniture collection Aubergine et Pissenlit, presented at Côté Sud, Saint-Tropez.
* Featured in numerous interior design magazines in France, Germany, England, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
* Television features on FR3, TF1 and TMC.

2000s — MARRAKECH

Moved to Marrakech, Morocco, where he opened Riad Vert, a guesthouse.

Exhibitions and projects:

* 2007 — Le Chat qui Rit Restaurant, Marrakech
* 2008 — Arnott-Lawrence Gallery, Marrakech
* 2009 — Franco-Moroccan Alliance, Essaouira
* 2010 — Samanah Real Estate Complex, Marrakech
* Mustapha Blaoui, Marrakech

2010s — PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS

2012 — Publication of two books:

* Volume 1: Une vie d’artiste
* Volume 2: Patrice Arnoud, peintre de la maison de Zarnij, by J.-F. Clément

2014 — Publication of the third volume:

* Les Contes de Zarnij

Exhibitions:

* 2012–2013 — Musée de la Palmeraie, Marrakech
* 2014 — Galerie du Vieux Pressoir, Onnens, Switzerland
* 2016 — L’Envoûtée, Art Gallery of the Académie de Mâcon, France
* 2017 — Galerie CONIL, Tangier, Morocco

2020s — BETWEEN MOROCCO AND SPAIN

* 2023 — Castell de Guadalest Museum, Casa Orduña, Alicante, Spain. Exhibition From Morocco to Spain.
* 2024 — Galerie CONIL, Tangier, Morocco. Exhibition Spanish Seasons.
* 2026 — Tàrbena Town Hall, Alicante, Spain. Exhibition RESILIENCIA, featuring the Fires and Almond Trees series.